The farmers market was so crazy in SW Florida, found all kinds of new stuff 😭
▲ 112 r/fruit

The farmers market was so crazy in SW Florida, found all kinds of new stuff 😭

The very first stall had persimmon and yellow dragon fruit and then I took 2 steps and found a guy that was cutting slices of Jackfruit for $1/lb and he cut me a 4lb slice 😍 I gave him a tip because he cut me a huge slice and was apologizing and i felt bad he was stressed and he gave me a passionfruit (behind the cup of jackfruit seeds) in return lol

Any tips on how you like to eat your fruits? Its Jackfruit, persimmon, yellow dragon fruit and passionfruit.

Oh also anything for the jackfruit seeds because theyre apparently also edible

u/Spiritual-Macaron-13 — 12 days ago
▲ 24 r/SchizoFamilies+1 crossposts

TW: I am in a living hell.

Everything is extremely heavy and almost impossible to manage, i want to be normal like a regular person but my fiancee hates when I say that because he loves me and says I'm a beautiful person.

What's wrong with me is a result of abuse and what people have done to me but somehow I'm the demon even though I didn't ask for any pain or suffering to begin with, just wanted love that's it but love is few and far between.

There is no cure so how long will I suffer while constantly being seen however society paints me that day? It's already been almost 20 years...I'm very tired and when I think I see the light I lose it. How do I stay feeling like this? Why do people stay when they feel like this?

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u/Spiritual-Macaron-13 — 1 month ago
▲ 1 r/GERD

Does heat trigger your GERD? If it does, how do you battle that?

I (35F) have had GERD for a while now and when i get hot my acid sky rockets. It sends me into burning like no other and I get hot very easy, I also live in south west Florida so it's insanely hot here 100⁰ almost everyday. I am trying to get a job after about 1.5 years not working and I'm terrified of how this will hit me because if it's too bad I do vomit from it.

I applied for a job doing biohazard because I've done it before and I don't mind but I am worried I'll cook in all the PPE. I have seen cooling backpacks and ice packs (we had those at chick-fil-a) but idk a dependable brand. I'm also a female like I said and the lady lumps hold in a lot of heat so that pain you get around your heart or chest hurts and I can't deal with that while working. I'm planning to see a doctor soon but cannot afford it rn.

I had a lady stop me in the grocery store because she thought I was having a hot flash and then proceeded to tell me her menopause or change of life as she called it, started when she was 36 so I'm worried about that now 😅

Please any advice on how to stay cool would be great or if anyone knows of any devices to make this more manageable I would also appreciate that and I'm open to almost anything.

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u/Spiritual-Macaron-13 — 2 months ago
▲ 139 r/DOG

What color is/was your pups eyes? Luna’a was grey/brown and they were perfect ☺️💛

u/Spiritual-Macaron-13 — 2 months ago

Looking for friends 🙂

Hey guys I’m looking for a girl to chill with. I’m 35F I do smoke, I do game and I do watch anime. I like cooking and I’m trying to go back into crocheting, I got the yarn but we’ll see if I can get it together 🤭 I do have a man, I’ve been with him 8 years but I just need someone to talk to on the other side of my life. I don’t have female input in my life and sometimes you just need it. I don’t have kids but I don’t mind if yall do, idk if that matters but I’ll include it.

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u/Spiritual-Macaron-13 — 2 months ago
▲ 10 r/Stepmom

After 8 years his BM finally spoke me and looked me in the eyes..

I 35F have been with my fiancee 34M for 8 years this past July and I’ve tried to be nothing but nice to her, as it feels bad enough being on the outside. Also the fact I cannot conceive and I’ve tried to get close to my step daughter so we can both have a good connection. The BM has this impression that he cheated on her with me which isn’t true, we reconnected after they started their divorce process and had physically separated. I’ve know the child since she was 3 to give you a clue how long I’ve been around this little girl, she’s 11 now.

Today was my step daughters open house for 6th grade and would you believe she finally actually asked me a question, talked to me and whole looked me in the eyes. At one point we even joked about something and I saw her smile and laugh for the first time. Idk what changed, maybe she finally sees I’m not a threat or a side chick. We plan on getting married even. The BM isn’t perceptive to emotions and the daughter is extremely over emotional like her dad so I’ve bridged that gap and I’ve helped her understand her feelings a lot. I know I haven’t been able to do anything amazing but I know I have helped her understand whats in her head and mind a lot. I mean no harm I just want her to be ok and not struggle or be told to “man up or suck it up” like I was told.

I just hope this is the end of the evil looks, side eyes and hearing how much the BM hates me through an 11yr old. It’s exhausting sometimes.

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u/Spiritual-Macaron-13 — 2 months ago
▲ 70 r/Reggaeton+1 crossposts

Does anyone even like Myke Towers? I love him but I see a lot of ppl dont seem to know him or like him and that’s crazy to me.

I’ve listened to him only since “Girl” came out but for me I love most of his music. I live in a majorly Hispanic community but not a lot of people know him somehow. Am I on the back of of things?

u/Spiritual-Macaron-13 — 2 months ago
▲ 6 r/plants

My fiancées papaw got sick and I just found his plants. Any info helps bc this broke my heart.

I have no clue what the actual name of this plant is but my fiancées 98 yr old papaw had a stroke and then a seizure and he had to move to a place he could be constantly monitored. He left sometime last year and these are hiding under his bean trees so I never saw them.

I have no clue what they are and obviously they look same same, same different. I would really like to know so I can help. The plastic pots are busted apart and I’m going to get a pot this weekend but idk what soil to even put for it. We’re in hurricane season so idk how it’s survived this long…

I’m the only one with any plant knowledge which is very little and his daughter (my MIL) doesnt even know they’re there or that they are dying. I don’t imagine her dad will live much longer as he is pretty bad shape rn and I would love to be able to replant it and get it thriving and then return it to her healthy. That is my end goal and I don’t want to fail at this.

u/Spiritual-Macaron-13 — 3 months ago

Is this light ok until I can afford a grow light?

She got too big for the window sill and I’m afraid of it damaging it leaving it there for extended periods so I took the risk to move it back to the table for most the day however I close the curtain at night and so I’ve been putting in the window just until I can get out of bed so she still can get a little light in the morning also.

It is my birthday monstera from my fiancee and I know there are more than 1 there but this is the first time I’ve had one that’s done well since all my plants died after a bad dip in my mental health. I’m not going to separate them however I’d be open to a larger pot or any other advice. I am working towards a light though.

Also I included a cool thing I didn’t know but now when I take a picture of a plant my phone tries to identify it and I just wanted to share that small piece too.

As always thank all of you for the help, this group is a true blessing 🩷

u/Spiritual-Macaron-13 — 3 months ago
▲ 4 r/WhatShouldIDo+1 crossposts

Neighbor brings his unleashed large dogs to play in our yard when he thinks we’re not home. I’m scared for the bunnies that live here.

So I (35F) live in south Florida and this started with him getting 1 Pitbull (which idc about the breed it’s that they are massive dogs and also my previous dog was a terrier mix) and now he has 2 of them and he doesn’t leash them when he walks them but they are not scared of anything and just run towards you but I have no idea if they’re friendly. I know that they don’t listen to him and he has no authority, they call for the dogs and they just run away or do whatever else except their command which would be fine if they were on a leash. But they are not. I’ve always been too scared because they’re huge, you don’t need a permit here for them and my anxiety is already through the roof.

There’s a lot of deforestation here so they can build communities worth billions and I see a lot of animals with no home and recently they’ve built so much the animals don’t have many places to go. In my yard we get bunnies a lot and they don’t anyways run right away and I’m just worried about it.

Someone said to go and talk to him but my MIL only sees him do it when the cars are gone, I don’t live alone but I am alone enough that it’s scary. She’s originally saw him walking circles around the house and now she sees it on the cameras outside of him playing at our front door with his dogs .

We DO NOT know him especially for him to walk around my house looking around but because of all the racial divide in our country I’m terrified to say anything because everyone hates my race. My door isn’t the best and I have high paranoia and if he gets mad at me I can’t do anything to protect myself if I’m home alone and he has 2 big ass dogs with him. The whole thing sucks. I’m going to try and get the videos from my MIL and record the days and times the best I can just in case this spirals. People in Florida are insane and I’ve had people pull a gun on me a few times over dumb ish so I’m not trying go through more trauma. Please any advice would be great.

u/Spiritual-Macaron-13 — 3 months ago
▲ 4 r/Vegetables+1 crossposts

Is anyone around NE Illinois that knows where to get ingredients?

I have a friend who would like to make sofrito fresh but they don’t want to go all the way to Chicago to get it. Does anyone around McHenry area know where to get culantro? I googled and found a couple outside of Chicago but I’m trying to find a reliable source close to them. Any help would be appreciated ☺️🫶🏽

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u/Spiritual-Macaron-13 — 3 months ago

I used the advice you gave me to make a more acid reflux friendly recipe so thank you.

I (35F) have had GERD for some time now and I have just found out that a lot of the spices and favors that I use flare up acid reflux like garlic and onion. I posted a bit ago on this sub looking for opinions and the ones I got were really useful like try using black cumin or nigella seeds instead of garlic which I am on the look for but have not found yet.

Someone also said that some people made sofrito with celery and carrots to counteract the acidity of the sofrito, so that’s what I did. I cut back slightly on garlic and didn’t add onion as they are a trigger, I added both celery and carrots and blended it all and I was really happy with the outcome. The first taste you get is full of flavor like my other sofrito but this time once I swallowed it I didn’t feel it burn, actually it feels that most or almost all the acidity is cut out or curved even when it hits my stomach.

Another thing I did was switch out the green bell peppers and this time I did red and yellow instead of green and red.

So I just want to say thank you for the ideas, the last few days my acid reflux has been much more manageable. Idk that anyone would want the recipe but if it would help I can add it. 🫶🏽

u/Spiritual-Macaron-13 — 4 months ago

What are these little curly guys? From a bell pepper

Every time I make sofrito and slice into a bell pepper I find them. It was like every now and again and today I found 4 of them 🤔

u/Spiritual-Macaron-13 — 4 months ago
▲ 11 r/Monstera+1 crossposts

Is that a spider mite?!? It can’t just be paranoia 😓

I’m in south west Florida. Idk what this is, I’ve never have bugs theyre not moving but that doesnt mean it’s not alive.

If it is how do I treat it, if it’s a bug do they only live on the leaves? If it isn’t do you know what it is?

Thank you guys 🩷

u/Spiritual-Macaron-13 — 4 months ago